Automobile headlight



oct. 13,1925. 1,557,232

' W.y S. ALLEN AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGH'L Filed June 21, 1924 WILUAM SAMEN.

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wrL'Lmns'AYnE ALLEN, or-,BmnrnumQeLnmm Assrenoa or NINE-Taurus 'ro A. T. NEwELn'oF JEFFERSON coUNrY, ALABAMA.

.AUTOMGBILE HEADLIGHT.

Application tiled June 21, 1924. Serial No. 721,547.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be'it known that I, WILLIAM S. ALLEN, -a citizen of the-United States, residing at Birmingham, in thevcounty of Jeiferson and State of Alabama, have invented cer-yv tain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Headlights, of which the following is a specification.

y said invention relates for automobiles and similar vehicles, and it is an object of the invention to provide a.

headlight 'having means for illuminating the body or sides of an automobilevv so that they will be more clearly visible when. passing another automobile, thereby obviating or at least minimizing the liability offa col'- lision.

` light and project them in a Another object of the invention is to provide such a device -with means for illuminatlng the running boards and doors so thatl passengers may clearly see to get aboard or alight from the automobile at night.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide means for projecting light to the rear of the automobile for illuminating the roadway and providing light for removing or replacing tires.

to provide a headlight which may be used to illuminate the motor when it is desired to supply oil or the like thereto and when working on the same.

Still another object of the invention is to illuminate the roadway, sides of thel automobile and the like, without blinding the eyes of the driver of the vehicle or of an ap reaching vehicle. c

F obtain these objects by providing a headlight having a front and rear reiiector with sources of light in each and lenses in front of said reflectors supported in a single casing or shell. A front lens and reiector of the ordinary type may be used; however, the rear reflector should the preferably paraolic in form to concentrate the rays of parallel manner thereby intensifying the same.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which-are made a art hereof and on which similar reference c aracter indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a mobile equippe lights;

lperspective view of an auto with myy improved headn to a headlight ly. Adjacent the front fenders Y At the front A still further object of the invention'is Figure 2 is a verticle central v'section said headlights; and v' through one of Figure is Figure 2.

In lthe drawings reference character 10 indicates the body of an automobile having a hood 11, doors 12, runnin board 13, and front and rear fenders 15 an 14, respective- 15 are mountasection lon the line 3-3 o ed a lpair of headlights 16.

lEach headlight 16 is provided with an outer shell or casing 17 tapering from the front to the rear thereof andin which are secured front and rear reflectors 18 and 19 respectively by means of fastening devices 20 passing through flanges integral with the reflectors. These flanges are tapered 'correspondingly to and are arranged concentrivcally with the casing 17 and fit closely therein -to hold the reflectors securely in place. The 'front reflector is preferably substantially semi-spherical in shape and is provided substantially centrally thereof with a source of illumination here shown as an electrical lamp 21 and an auxiliary source of illumination 22 spaced above the same. of the .lamp is provided a lens 23 of any desired type secured in place by means of a cap'24 attached to the shell 17. Obviously gaskets (not shown) may be provided for cushioning jars and preventing breakage .of the lens.

The rear refiector 19 is preferably para bolic in shape with its central portion disposed adjacent the central portion of the rst reflector and provided with a lamp 25. A common holder or four-way connection 26 is provided for the lamps 21 and 25 and a common source of electricity comprising a conduit or post 27 having wires 28 entering the shell at the bottom and secured in a convention al manner nection 26. v

Extending upward from the holder 26 is a post orconduit 29 for furnishing electricu ity to the lam-p 22. v casing 17 is substantially the shape of a half cone and forms a shield to prevent upward reflection of the light. Attached by means 'of a hinge 30 at the outer end of the casing 17 is an auxiliary reflector 31 having a clamp 32 for engagement over a pin 38 for seeurn ing said redactor in place. The reiiector 31 is vcirculan `cross-section but is cut away The rear end of thei at an angle from a point adjacent its front end to a point adjacent its supporting hinge. The contiguous ends of the reflectors 19 and 31 are provided with cooperating shouldered recesses for the accommodation of a lens 33.

With this construction light will be thrown not only ahead of the automobile, but rearwardly on the hood 11, doors 12, running board 13, and fender 14, and will also be reflected to the rear of the automobile to provide light for backing and at the same time the eyes of the' driver will be protected from the glare of the light. i v

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I' do not limit myself to the specific device shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In an automobile headlight a conical casing a forwardly directed reflector within the larger end of said casing for directing the light along the path of travel, a rearwardly directed reflector within the smaller end of said casing for directing thelight rearwardly and against the vehicle body, the smaller end of said casing being cut away to provide a rearwardly extending taperedoverhanging portion, said rearwardly directed reflector comprising a plurality of sections, the section at the inner end be# ing parabolical in form and the section forming the outer end being pivoted at its outer end to said overhanging portion, substantially as set forth.

2. An` automobile headlight comprising a casin a forwardl and a rearwardly directe reflector wit in the casing for directing the rays of light along the path of travel and against the and against the vehicle body respectively, means for mounting a lamp adjacent each reflector, a lens for the forwardly directed reflector, said rearwardly directed reflector being composed of cooperating sections, the

inner section o said rearwardly directed reflector being secured to ,the casing and having anA annular recess in its outer cir-- cumference, the outer section of said rearwardly directed reflector having an annuz casing, a forwardly and a rearwardly directed reflector within the casing for directing rays of light along vehicle body respectively, means' for mounting a lamp adjacent each reflector, a lens for the forwardly directed reflector said casing having a tapered rearwardly extending portion, an auxiliary reflector-having one end hingedly secured to the outer end of said extenslon, the o posite end of said auxiliary reflector abutting the rearwardly directed reflector, and a lens clamped between said abutting reflectors,

substantially as set forth.

. 4. In a headlight a casing having an overhanging portion, a reflector comprising a plurality'v of sections, the forward section being pivoted tosaid overhang-ing portion at its outer end and having its inner end disposed in alinement with the other section, and a lens between the sections ofthe reflector, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set .my hand and-seal at Birmingham, Alabama this 18th day of June, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-four.

WILLIAM sAYRE ALLEN. (L. a]

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